Controlling the engine Autothrottle Yaw Improves dynamic

power automatically system damper stability of the aircraft

Reduce the workload for the pilot by Autopilot Flight Shows the pilot how to
controlling the aircraft automatically system director fly aircraft manully

1.AUTO FLIGHT 2.1 AFS Architecture Computers - for signal calculation

Control panels - main reference to the computer
SYSTEM
2.8 Flight management Outputs - to the aircraft system like flight control and indicators INTEGRATION INTO
LATERAL NAVIGATION FLIGHT CONTROLS
system
VERTICAL NAVIGATION
OPERATION 2.2 Autopilot AUTOPILOT SERVOMOTOR
The electrical servomotor receives
reduces pilot workload and improves
DATA LOADING flight safety and economy the signal from the autopilot inner
loop and drives the surface to a
proportional position.

2. AUTO FLIGHT CONTROL WHEEL STEARING

SYSTEM AUTOPILOT AUTOPILOT AUTOPILOT AUTOPILOT AUTOPILOT Need force transducer - generates
The thrust levers are mechanically linked ENGAGE 2. AUTO FLIGHT PART 3 INNER LOOP OUTER LOOP COCKPIT CONTROLS ENGAGE INTERLOCK DISENGAGE a voltage for the autopilot which
deflects the control surface.
A/T SERVO INTERLOCK
SYSTEM
by cables to the main engine control unit. WARNING
Identical for Controls the AP engage lever has 2 positions:

AUTO
When the autothrottle system is engaged
MECHANISM Autothrottle System is
Checks no disengage
it must control the throttle system activated by an engage both autopilot aircraft to capture Up position - AP controls switch is pressed and A warning to the
without blocking a manual throttle input AUTOPILOT SAFETY LEVELS
interlock circuit channel and stabilize a flight automatically, no manual trim switch pilots to take
FLIGHT
from the pilot Autopilot must be protected
compare flight path calculated signals from the is activated. over the aircraft against wrong command signals
Calculates the thrust limit for the Autothrottle computer calculates the actual altitude automatically inner and outer loops. monitored sensor control
THRUST RATING
engines for the actual situation required throttle position for the selected Down position - disengage
COMPUTER mode and an electrical servo motor, which and command Commanded signals used for the manually
moves the throttles to the calculated value altitude attitude for the from the servos inner loop
Automatically control the thrust of
the engines to the required value.
AUTOTHROTTLE inner loop
Use in 6 phase: Take off, climb, SIGNALS
cruise, descent, approach, landing.

USE OF
2.7 Autothrottle system
AUTOTHROTTLE
2. AUTO FLIGHT
Manual trim: with the pilot input from the trim switch SYSTEM
Autopilot pitch trim: works when the AP is engaged
2.6 Pitch The flight director indication
FD warning flag is displayed in
MACH trim: prevents a tuck-under of the aircraft due to
INTRODUCTION trim 2.3 Flight FUNCTION Show the pilot how to move the DISPLAY
usually has 2 command bars:
roll bar and pitch bar. PHILOSOPHY OF Monitor the autopilot FAILURE the ADI this means that the
control surfaces manually Flight Director computer has no
an increase in MACH number Maintain
longitudinal stability system Director The V-bar is a single command
bargiving both pitch and roll
INDICATION performance. ANNUNCIATION electrical power available and/or
without permanent information at same time the computer has a FAULT.
Alpha trim: prevents high AoA during high speed flights
elevator deflections
SPEED TRIM: provides speed stability during Take Off Take-off mode is usually
and Go Around. activated by the TOGA
Yaw Damper computer, calculating 2.4 Shows the Autopilot and Flight
The descent flight phase the
the correct rudder deflection 2.5 Yaw INTRODUCTION MODE
Primarily selected from MODE Director Pitch modes, the Roll FLIGHT
autopilot pitch channel uses the
Yaw damper input limited deflection YAW DAMPER Yaw Damper Servo motor, to move YAW DAMPER Autopilot The Basic mode
the autopilot and flight modes and the modes of the
speed mode again to control a
is 10 degree.
SERVO the rudder CONTROL LOOP damper The Upper mode SELECTIONS director control panel ANNUNCIATION
Autothrust operation
PROFILE safe and economic descent
Over 10 degree, pilot will override
Rate Gyro to detect the changes in NEED FOR A system that modes In approach phase,the autopilot
uses the localizer and glideslope
Yaw direction. YAW DAMPER reduces oscillation
signals
Speed adaption circuit to adjust the Rudder deflection In landing phase, TOGA
to the aircraft speed activated when landing abort
Band pass filter allows the computer to differentiate
between dutch roll oscillation and steady turn.